KarenJeanneTerry

Karen Jeanne Terry, 53, passed away on Oct. 9 at her home in Schaller, Iowa. A service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at the Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home, 101 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge, N.J., at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, please call the funeral home at (908) 766-0250, or to light an online condolence candle visit our website www.gcfuneralhome.com. Karen was born to Walter and Joan Terry of Basking Ridge, N.J., on Jan. 11, 1960. Karen graduated from Ridge High School in 1978. She moved to Bassett, Neb., with her family in 1991. In 2008 she moved again to Schaller with Brian Ehrp. Karen had a variety of jobs, working in a chiropractor's clinic, a variety store, and managing the Bassett Lodge and Range Cafe. Her passions were painting and crafts, landscaping and gardening, and spending time with friends and family, including frequent trips back to Basking Ridge. Karen was a very loving mother, daughter, and partner. She was a loyal friend and inspiring artist. She gained great joy from house and yard projects; Karen was highly capable and determined. Her personality was irresistible, and she will be missed by many. She is survived by her parents, Walter and Joan Terry of Basking Ridge; her brother, Jim and his wife, Lori, and son, Spencer, of Glen Gardner, N.J.; her sons, Christopher and Daniel Schoenberg of Nebraska; Brian Ehrp of Schaller; best friend, Susan Rich of Glen Gardner; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family and dear friends.